asking the chef for vegan or Veggie fare was New Guy

[Guest guest]

I have a funny story about asking the Chef at a restaraunt to make a

special meal.

 

My husband, Steve used to go on extended business trips down in

Norcross, GA it's a suburb of Atlanta, about 9yrs ago. There wasn't

any veggie food on the menu and after about a week of salad and baked

potatoes. He finally asked the waitress if the Chef could make a pasta

dish with sun-dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts. The Waitress

refused stating that it wasn't on the menu. At this point he insisted

on talking to the Chef. The manager came over and finally the Chef

showed up asking what's the problem. Steve told him that he must not

be a very good cook because both the Waitress and the Manager said he

couldn't make a simple pasta dish. The chef gave the Manager and

Waitress a dirty look and asked what the dish was, when he found out

he said no problem and went back in the kitchen. Steve got the best

meal that night and the got a great tip. The best part was that he was

at the same restaurant the next week and he saw the dish he had

ordered, pasta with sun-dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts on the

menu for lunch!

 

So the moral of the story is that it never hurts to ask, even if you

have to insist at times.

 

Julie

 

 

Veg-Recipes , " DrCrandall " <drcrandall@e...> wrote:

> <<<I don't think it will happen because at most restaurants

> around

> here the only thing that isn't essentially a steak>>>

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> Ted, I was at a steak house yesterday and asked them to

> make the southwestern wrap without the chicken. It was

> good!!! The rec. that was made on here to ask the chef to

> make a vegan meal is brilliant. I am definitely going to

> try that too. I suspect that in about 3 years we will be

> seeing vege/vegan entrees like we're seeing the low carb

> ones now offered on most menus. I say that because that's

> about how far ahead I've been in the low fat, low carb and

> now the vegetarian way of eating I evolve to. I truly envy

> the folks that have gotten to this years ago. I'm just a

> bit slower :-)

>

>

>

> Listening to an interview by Jeff Rense with Mark Rasmussen

> is what turned me around. It's in the archives if you want

> to listen to it. www.rense.com <http://www.rense.com/>

> June 20, 2003 Anna

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